Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of heat exhaustion was reopened and granted. The claim for hypertension remains pending.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as major depressive disorder (MDD), is found to be related to his active service. The Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of consideration of the 2006 National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Update regarding hypertension and Agent Orange exposure. The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension is being returned for further development.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining an adequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions and their relationship to service.

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment prior to May 10, 2011.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, finding that it did not manifest in service or within one year of separation from service and is not otherwise related to service. The claim for secondary service connection was also denied as there was no evidence linking the Veteran's hypertension to his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's death was caused by multiple conditions, including acute right heart failure, acute respiratory failure, acute kidney failure, diabetes mellitus, metabolic encephalopathy, hypertension, and possible pneumonia. None of these conditions are service-connected or presumed to be related to service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unemployable prior to September 8, 2011. The Board finds that the evidence does not show he was incapable of securing and following a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for financial assistance in the purchase of an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment, or for adaptive equipment only.

The Veteran's claims for hypertension, type II diabetes mellitus, a heart disorder, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities are being remanded due to outstanding VA treatment records and the need for additional examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for various conditions, including low back disability, ED, hip disabilities, prostate disorder, inguinal hernia, headaches, hypertension, hoarseness, heart disease, and GERD. The decisions are based on secondary service connection due to herbicide exposure.

The Veteran is seeking a TDIU based on his service-connected hypertensive heart disease and hypertension. The case has been remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and possibly an examination to assess the impact of these conditions on employment.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as the evidence did not support a finding of in-service stressors or causal relationships to his current conditions. The initial compensable rating claim for bilateral hearing loss was also denied.

The Veteran's hypertension is related to his service-connected PTSD and type 2 diabetes. He does not have ischemic heart disease or any other heart disorder, nor has he had right lower extremity or left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy at any point during the appeal period.

The Board has granted service connection for a headache disability as secondary to PTSD, and remanded the remaining issues due to need for additional development.

The Veteran's claimed conditions are not service-connected, as there is no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicide agents and the preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that any current disabilities are related to his military service.

The Board found that hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by military service, may not be presumed to have been incurred therein, and is not proximately due to or aggravated by the service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied service connection for allergic rhinitis, a hand condition (bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome), and hypertension. The evidence did not establish that these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service or exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that it did not manifest in service or within one year of separation and was not caused by a service-connected disability.